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I live in a world full of people that love talking about doing things, but very few of them actually do anything. This is how I moved to SF. Talked about doing
by iolothebard 11y ago
I live in a world full of people that love talking about doing things, but very few of them actually do anything.
This is how I moved to SF. Talked about doing a startup with friends. Move out there and they'd all rather smoke weed and get drunk than work on our project.
Happens in every facet of life as well. People talk about going to Europe, but never go. Talk about getting in shape, but never exercise, etc.
Dreams are great, but if you act on them you might fail. Or it might actually take some thing to accomplish those dreams. Sad that more people don't follow through.
- askafriend 11y agoWhat is your relationship with those friends now?
- iolothebard 11y agoFacebook acquaintances. Lives diverge, it's not a big deal. I still consider them friends, just not close friends like they were before moving out there.
- matwood 11y agoSo true. I have a similar story, and can add that people use all sorts of things to not work on the project. Smoking weed and drinking are common, but I have found analysis paralysis to be very common in smart people. Executing is hard for a number of reasons, and the hardest to get over is that you'll likely prove your idea sucks and was just braincrack [1]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sHCQWjTrJ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sHCQWjTrJ8 (contains cursing)
- hoodoof 11y ago>> you'll likely prove your idea sucks and was just braincrack Are you reading my mind?
- golergka 11y agoNot necessarily a bad thing. I started a lot of projects that never took off because I wanted to use the best tools and in the best way possible. Projects shmojects, the knowledge of these tools serves me to this day.
- martin-adams 11y agoThe fitting name for this that I came across recently is a wantrepreneur.